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New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19

Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, immediately became one of the most anticipated releases of 2024 when she announced it on stage at the Grammy Awards in February. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a handful of other new albums out Friday, April 19.

New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19

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The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

"Crowded Roomz," the latest single from Nia Archives, is one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. Lola Banet/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

Host Robin Hilton hangs with NPR's Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce to geek out about the new Billy Joel, Kim Gordon, Shygirl, Nia Archives and more.

The Contenders, Vol. 2: Our running list of the year's best songs

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Experimental composer claire rousay transforms the mundane into sonic abundance

In claire rousay's music, moments of personal anguish are flanked by mundane snapshots of daily life, drawing out the similarities between the two extremes. Felix Walworth/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Experimental composer claire rousay transforms the mundane into sonic abundance

On the largely wordless everything perfect is already here, the composer lets us experience the world through her ears with field recordings, strings and a little tenderness.

New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On April 9

The Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Cehryl. Her latest release, Time Machine, is one of our picks for the best albums out on April 9. Jonny Ho/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On April 9

A deeply personal and revealing record from Brockhampton, Dutch artist Benny Sings, breakout rapper Lakeyah, the Vijay Iyer Trio and more make NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Apr. 9.

New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On April 9

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Viking's Choice 2020: The Year In Loud, Weird And Wonderful

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Viking's Choice 2020: The Year In Loud, Weird And Wonderful

Spanish punk, metal-sampling rap, Kenyan grindcore, Russian synth pop — this is how NPR Music's resident Viking coped, raged and soothed himself in 2020.

Viking's Choice 2020: The Year In Loud, Weird And Wonderful

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